Canine first aid awareness
Learn the first decisions to make when a dog becomes injured or unwell. This canine first aid awareness course covers scene safety, urgent warning signs, breathing concerns, injuries, heat and cold incidents, poisoning and useful veterinary handovers.
Who it’s for: Dog owners and carers seeking an introduction to first-aid knowledge.
What you will learn
- Assess an emergency safely
- Recognise breathing and circulation concerns
- Understand common injury and illness responses
- Prepare a useful veterinary handover
Your learning path
Canine first aid8 modules
- Scene safety & first decisions
- Unresponsive dogs & CPR
- Breathing difficulty & choking
- Bleeding, wounds & trauma
- Heat, cold & water incidents
- Poisoning, burns & exposure
- Seizures & sudden illness
- Kits, handover & team readiness
Put your learning into practice near Yeovil.
The separate canine first aid: practical workshop package includes 1 full day, 6 supervised teaching hours and this online course. Sessions are planned near Yeovil, Somerset, with details confirmed before booking.
Explore the in-person training packageYour course questions
Does this online canine first aid course include practical training?
The online course teaches first aid knowledge and awareness. Hands-on teaching is offered separately through the canine first aid practical workshop near Yeovil. Neither option replaces veterinary care or is an accredited qualification.
How do the online lessons and assessments work?
Study eight interactive modules at your own pace, with scenarios, knowledge checks and a 20-question assessment. Your account saves your progress and results.
How long will I have access?
Each purchase includes 12 months of online access from confirmed enrolment. It is a single payment with no automatic renewal.
Are course purchases refundable?
Course purchases, including bundles, are non-refundable for change of mind once digital access begins with your express consent and acknowledgement, after the required purchase confirmation is provided. Your statutory cancellation rights and rights for faulty or misdescribed content remain.
Will I receive a completion certificate?
A completion certificate becomes available after you finish all eight modules and pass the knowledge assessment. It recognises course completion and is not an accredited qualification.
Can I enrol today?
Enrolment is not open yet and payments are disabled. Contact Paws n Klaws with questions about this course; an enquiry does not take payment.
Learn with clear expectations.
Lessons include workplace examples adapted from Paws n Klaws training. Use procedures that are suitable for your own premises, role and individual dogs. Public access includes only the courses purchased; staff procedures and team records are private.
Knowledge assessments use a pass standard of 16 out of 20, including all six safety-critical questions. A knowledge pass is not practical authorisation or an accredited award.
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